diff --git a/components/status/StatusSpoiler.vue b/components/status/StatusSpoiler.vue
index 9eced3bc..514bebd0 100644
--- a/components/status/StatusSpoiler.vue
+++ b/components/status/StatusSpoiler.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 const props = defineProps<{ enabled?: boolean; filter?: boolean; isDM?: boolean }>()
 
-const showContent = ref(!props.enabled)
+const expandSpoilersByDefault = computed(() => currentUser.value ? getExpandSpoilersByDefault(currentUser.value.account) : false)
+
+const showContent = ref(expandSpoilersByDefault.value ? true : !props.enabled)
 const toggleContent = useToggle(showContent)
 
 watchEffect(() => {
-  showContent.value = !props.enabled
+  showContent.value = expandSpoilersByDefault.value ? true : !props.enabled
 })
 </script>
 
diff --git a/composables/users.ts b/composables/users.ts
index be24ea61..840ed99d 100644
--- a/composables/users.ts
+++ b/composables/users.ts
@@ -169,10 +169,23 @@ export async function loginTo(masto: ElkMasto, user: Overwrite<UserLogin, { acco
   currentUserHandle.value = me.acct
 }
 
+const accountPreferencesMap = new Map<string, mastodon.v1.Preference>()
+export function getExpandSpoilersByDefault(account: mastodon.v1.AccountCredentials) {
+  return accountPreferencesMap.get(account.acct)?.['reading:expand:spoilers'] ?? false
+}
+
 export async function fetchAccountInfo(client: mastodon.Client, server: string) {
-  const account = await client.v1.accounts.verifyCredentials()
+  const [account, preferences] = await Promise.all([
+    client.v1.accounts.verifyCredentials(),
+    client.v1.preferences.fetch(),
+  ])
+
   if (!account.acct.includes('@'))
     account.acct = `${account.acct}@${server}`
+
+  // TODO: lazy load preferences
+  accountPreferencesMap.set(account.acct, preferences)
+
   cacheAccount(account, server, true)
   return account
 }